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According to his prudenceלְפִי שִׂכְלוֹa manאִישׁis praised,יְהֻלַּלbut one twistedוְנַעֲוֵהof heartלֵבwill beיִהְיֶהan object of contempt.לָבוּז
Proverbs 12:8
Study it in the app“According to his prudence a man is praised, but one twisted of heart will be an object of contempt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 12:8, word by word
- According to his prudenceפִיfi
according to
Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.
Where else “fi” appears- According to his prudenceשִׂכְלsichl
insight
The sense to act well.
Where else “sichl” appears- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- is praisedיְהֻלַּלyehulal
praise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “yehulal” appears- but one twistedנַעֲוֵהnaave
bend
To bend what is right, or be bowed down.
Where else “naave” appears- of heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- will beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- an object of contemptבוּזvuz
contempt
Contempt, scorn.
Where else “vuz” appears
The context
7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.
8 · This verse (above)
9Better is one lightly esteemed who has a slave than one who acts important and lacks bread.